Wide Hive Records is an independent record label based in Berkeley, California. It was originally founded by Gregory Howe in 1999 in San Franciscos Mission District as a record label, live music venue, recording studio and cafe.

In its early incarnation Wide Hive hosted live acts and recorded, mixed and mastered CDs of the performances that were available to the audience for purchase at the end of the show. Since the release of its first record, Dissent, in 1997, Wide Hive has released over thirty titles ranging from Jazz to turntablism, downtempo, and funk. Artists on the label include Phil Ranelin, Calvin Keys, DJ Zeph, MC Azeem, DJ Quest, Harvey Mandel and Larry Coryell. Wide Hive Records had five CMJ (College Music Journal) top ten placements between 2001 and 2010 with DJ Zeph, Variable Unit Seven Grain, Variable Unit Handbook for the Apocalypse, Variable Unit Mayhem Mystics and Wide Hive Players II Guitar, respectively.

Gregory Howe
Owner/Producer & Engineer

Lilan Kane
Label Manager
LK.widehive@gmail.com

Jessica Early
Marketing & Publicity
jessica.widehive@gmail.com